A few years ago I realized that even though I had been out of the Watchtower Society for many years, I was still in many ways thinking like a Jehovah’s Witness. There were issues with which I automatically took a default Watchtower position without ever considering the issue outside of what I had been taught to think.  Mostly these issues were in the arena of politics, morality and human rights.
When I was able to actually realize that I was still thinking in terms of my JW upbringing it made me want …

In response to the invitation for former Jehovah’s Witnesses to share their stories, I am pleased to present James’ story…
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“I’m actually a 24 yr old that was raised a JW. Since I can remember, this is all that I’ve known. I started the same way as most, a little comment here and there, moving on to publisher, then baptism. I was baptized when I was 13. Also like many, I’ve developed many friendships with people in my age bracket. My story begins with the day that I actually began college.
I’m …

Sometimes the religious bigotry that one encounters day-to-day can seem overwealming. Then one stumbles upon a little gem such as this. YouTube publisher ‘patcondell‘ delights rationally thinking audiences with his video titled: What’s Good About Religion.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have. He makes some wonderful points and I am particularly fond of his remark as follows:
“This is supposed to be a positive video and I don’t want to ruin it by dwelling on the negative things, the selective reasoning, the wishful thinking and the shameless abandonment …